<p>I am a sophomore planning on going to a fairly selective school and probably rowing. I am looking into and show the most interest for small universities or great LAC’s with a biology program.</p>
<p>Being an athlete that does crew, I have no time for stuff like major volunteer jobs, big leadership positions, and projects like other students. </p>
<p>Colleges, like my favored Williams College, are looking for well-rounded students that don’t put everything into grades. I have a 3.97 and take fairly hard courses and come from a Catholic HS. My SAT’s will be average, not amazing. Definitely below 2100.</p>
<p>How can I stand out and show that I am a well rounded student with interests outside of rowing and school?</p>
<p>If you are recruited for rowing and get a “slot” at Williams, your GPA is plenty high and SAT’s of 2100 will not be required. Search on the Specialty College Admissions Topics/Athletic Recruits forum for info on NESCAC schools and slots.</p>
<p>First, biology is a bozo major. You should study something like nursing or science education.
Second, Williams College is a bozo school that takes anyone that can sign his name on a student loan promissory note. The tuition is $41,190. Do you actually think they will turn you down when you are willing to pay so much?</p>
<p>You seem like someone getting bad advice and is lost.</p>
<p>You should be applying to state schools that make economic sense.</p>
<p>@Zanger Yes I do! I am not applying for fin aid and never will, but what reason do they have to admit me.</p>
<p>Also, I’m not an elite rower or anything, only my 2nd year, but Williams college is the best LAC in the country so I know it is selective. </p>
<p>Also Zanger, BIOLOGY is NOT a bozo major. Nursing is compared to what I want to be doing. My plan is to become a doctor, both my parents have succeeded doing that. I should’ve said bio-based major. </p>
<p>Why the negativity towards Williams? It is my idea to think of colleges. I don’t want the whole big state school experience. I would like to settle for a small, great college.</p>
<p>You said SAT’s of 2100 will not be req’d. I don’t think I’ll ever get a 2100 in my life, that’s very high. I also don’t know what kind of people get these “slots” you speak of.</p>
<p>Please direct me, keylyme, to more info from yourself, and/or send me to some good threads with nescac specialty athletic recruits. thanks :D</p>
<p>Well, what scores do you have in the SAT? Have you taken the ACT, or have you considered it? Some people do better in one or the other. You would have to be an amazing athlete to be admitted to Williams without truly good standardized test scores, and I’ve heard that you wouldn’t be admitted even if you were astonishingly good if you didn’t have very solid scores.</p>
<p>Oh, and when you encounter a poster like the one above, just ignore the post. Otherwise, you will just be “feeding the ■■■■■■.”</p>
<p>Well I’m just a sophomore. @williamsdad I have yet to take either of those tests. And I am no amazing athlete so I guess I will just have to look somewhere else. I really like the great quality education and location (new england) of williams. any other recommendations</p>
<p>I am just telling it straight. These colleges cook the books on acceptance, people that are turned down are welcome to go to the extension, or my favorite “back door” become a non-matriculated student, where if the student gets at least a C he automatically becomes matriculated.</p>
<p>Do not worry, this college will accept you. But negotiate the price.</p>
<p>awalczak…first, just ignore z. Next, I don’t know much about rowing. How competitive are you? Isn’t there something about erg times or something? You should first determine if you would be a competitive athlete at the schools you are interested in and then begin contacting the coaches at those schools. Sophomore year is not too early to do this. Most schools have a “Prospective Student Athlete Questionnaire” on their website. Here is Williams’: [Williams[/url</a>].</p>
<p>You don’t have to be an “amazing athlete”, just good enough to be recruited by one of the teams. NESCAC is a strong conference, but it is DIII, so there are plenty of athletes who have a shot. If you are a recruited athlete and get a slot, you don’t really need to sell yourself with lots of EC’s, but since the number one goal is to be an excellent student (yes?), then I would say to do all you can towards that end anyway. Then, if you don’t get a slot - I think they generally get about 2 per sport, with football getting 14 - you can go in as an A-band student with a “push” from the coach. In this case, while you “only” need the 2100 SAT average, it still helps to have as strong an application as possible. Of course, if you are recruited an offered a slot, then you can get in with lesser scores and gpa. </p>
<p>Good luck and feel free to pm with other questions. We are in the middle of this process (looking at DI and NESCAC) and I have learned a lot!</p>
<p>Oh…as I advised in an earlier post…do check out the "Specialty College Admissions/Athletic Recruits forum. It has lots of excellent information.</p>
<p>williamsdad…you’d be surprised at the accommodations made for athletes. The following was written by the Williams baseball coach a few years back. Don’t know if any of the changes he suggests have been made, but in speaking with some other NESCAC coaches, they all point fingers and suspect eachother of cheating on standards for athletes. [A</a> NESCAC Academic Index : EphBlog](<a href=“http://www.ephblog.com/2006/05/22/a-nescac-academic-index/]A”>http://www.ephblog.com/2006/05/22/a-nescac-academic-index/)</p>